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chapter 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| lymph nodes in the neck region | cervical nodes |
| substance that the body recognizes as foreign and evokes an immune response | antigen |
| production of antibodies and lymphocytes in response to exposure to an antigen | acquired immunity |
| lymphocyte that aids B cells in recognizing antigens and stimulating antibody production (T4 cell or CD4+cell) | helper T cell |
| mass of lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx | adenoids |
| cell (specialized macrophage) that digests foreign cells and helps B and T cells recognize and mark antigens for destruction | dendritic cell |
| T lymphocyte that directly kills foreign cells (T8 cell or CD8+cell) | cytotoxic T cell |
| lymph nodes in the armpit | axillary nodes |
| proteins that aid and regulate the immune response | cytokines |
| lymphocyte that originates in the bone marrow and transforms into a plasma cell to secrete antibodies | B cell |
| lymphocyte that produces and secretes antibodies | plasma cell |
| carrier of lymph throughout the body | lymph vessel |
| lymph nodes in the area between the lungs in the thoracic cavity | mediastinal nodes |
| the ability of T lymphocytes to recognize and accept the body's own antigens as "self" | tolerance |
| large phagocyte found in lymph nodes and other tissues of the body | macrophage |
| antibody produced in a laboratory to attack antigens and destroy cells | monoclonal antibody |
| organ near the stomach that produces, stores, and eliminates blood cells | spleen |
| protection that an individual inherits to fight infection | natural immunity |
| lymphocyte that inhibits the activity of B and T lymphocytes (Treg) | suppressor T cell |
| large lymphatic vessel in the chest that receives lymph from the upper right portion of the body | right lymphatic duct |
| malignant tumor of a lymphoid organ in the mediastinum | thymoma |
| malignant tumor of bone marrow cells (plasma cells) | multiple myeloma |
| substance capable of causing a specific hypersensitivity reaction in the body | allergen |
| group of malignant tumors involving lymphoid tissue; follicular and large cell are types | non-Hodgkin |
| malignant tumor of lymph tissue in the spleen and lymph nodes; reed-sternberg cell is often found on microscopic analysis | Hodgkin disease |
| Hypersensitivity or allergic state involving an inherited predisposition; inflammation of the skin | atopic dermatitis |
| infants are born with deficiency of B and T cells | immunodeficiency disease |
| abnormal hypersensitivity acquired by exposure to an antigen | sever combined allergy |
| removal of the spleen | splenectomy |
| tumor of the thymus gland | thymoma |
| record of lymph vessels | lymphogram |
| formation of lymph | lymphopoeisis |
| pertaining to poison | toxic |
| groin | inguino |
| thymus gland | thymo |
| armpit | axillo |
| neck | cervico |
| poison | toxo |
| protection | immuno |
| spleen | spleno |
| lymph node | lymphadeno |
| swelling from excessive accumulation of fluid in tissue | -edema |
| enlargement | -megaly |
| formation | -poeisis |
| deficiency | -penia |
| derived from | -oid |
| disease condition | -pathy |
| between | inter- |
| excessive | hyper- |
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